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Belarus has hosted 628,005 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

The International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar has officially closed in Vitebsk, BelTA has learned.

Matters of biological security are becoming particularly relevant nowadays. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko mentioned it as he met with Head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare [Rospotrebnadzor], Chief State Sanitary Physician of Russia Anna Popova, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA.

An Italian delegation will visit Minsk on 13-15 July, member of the House of Representatives Igor Zavaley told BelTA.

The second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been connected to the grid. The phased increase in the capacity of the reactor is in progress, BelTA learned from the Energy Ministry.

Accreditation of guests and participants of the 32nd International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk opened on 9 July.

The Lithuanian border crossing Medininkai (Kamenny Log on the Belarusian side of the border) has been reopened to traffic, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Belarus' policy of social justice is an example for many countries of the world, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Office at Geneva Larisa Belskaya said in a new episode of the project “After the Fact: Lukashenko's Decisions” on BelTA's YouTube channel.

The ninth meeting of the heads of border services of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, representatives of the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA.

Belarus has hosted over 607,000 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.